I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 353

The moment the Dragon Slayer mode was canceled, the Dragon Slayer instantly drained a large amount of Erin's mental energy and spirituality.

The spiritual energy in Erin's right arm was almost completely drained, causing Erin's right hand to go out of control.

Although Erin seems to have suppressed his out-of-control right arm, it will take at least several days of rest to restore it to normal.

This is not good news for Erin, who is surrounded by demons and doesn't know how long the battle will last.

The mage Zhang Tao, who was standing not far from Ailin, noticed Ailin's unusual condition and quickly rushed to Ailin's side, helping the still slightly trembling Ailin up from the ground.

Feeling the tremor in his arm, Master Zhang Tao looked at Ailin with worry.

Are you alright?

The feat of annihilating a powerful demon second only to the Lord of Hell in a single blow may seem incredibly awe-inspiring, but only Erin himself knows the true cost behind it.

At least.

Judging from how Erin, a powerful figure, was tormented to the point of trembling and almost unable to stand up, the price Erin paid for that attack was definitely not small.

"Thanks."

After softly thanking Master Zhang Tao in fluent Chinese, Ai Lin shook his head amidst Zhang Tao's stunned expression, indicating that he was alright.

Feeling his body weakened by excessive spiritual depletion, Erin shook his head.

[Still too weak!]

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been nearly exhausted from using just a few more Dragon Slayer Roar Bullets.

The immense depletion of his spiritual energy greatly diminished Erin's physical strength, but fortunately, he had anticipated this before teleporting with the King.

With that thought, Erin opened his left palm upwards. As Erin's thoughts turned, the [Angel's Scepter] that had been branded on Erin's arm transformed into a white stream of light, quickly condensing and appearing in Erin's left palm.

Arlin slammed the somewhat heavy Angelic Scepter onto the ground and immediately cast a High-Level Holy Light Heal on himself.

Almost instantly.

A soft, milky-white halo emanated from the Angel's Scepter, flowing along Erin's arm and enveloping her entirely.

It felt as if I was immersed in an ocean of holy light.

The holy light energy that nearly engulfed Erin surged into his body through every pore he opened.

Warm currents flowed through all parts of Erin's body, repairing and nourishing her.

The subtle, hidden injuries within Erin's body, as well as his right arm, which had been nearly drained of its spiritual energy by the Dragon Slayer and was now out of control, were the primary targets of these warm currents.

The warm, comforting holy light energy, which seemed to heal, nourish, and even elevate Erin's body and mind, flowed continuously, causing Erin to close his eyes contentedly.

In this state of ultimate relaxation, Erin felt as if she had returned to her mother's embrace.

The instant Erin closed his eyes, in an invisible void dimension, an incredibly vast generalized consciousness trembled slightly, and immediately a faint wisp of azure energy surged from the void into Erin's body.

This propelled Erin to touch upon a peculiar realm.

In an instant, Erin entered the deepest sleep, forgetting himself, forgetting everything, and even forgetting the whole world.

In that instant, Erin's vital signs became very slow, almost imperceptible, and finally he even stopped breathing completely. However, the pores all over his body trembled slightly, as if his cells were breathing, and he entered a peculiar state.

Fetal breathing!

This is a unique spiritual state described in the "Cosmic Brain Meditation Method".

He was separated from Ailin, who was in a meditative state, by an entire major realm and several minor realms.

By chance, Ailin entered the state of "fetal breathing" and thus gained a bit of good fortune.

In just a few seconds, Erin's energy and spirit became abundant again. Even the spirituality that had been drained from his body seemed to have received a large amount of resources from some unknown dimension, and it recovered at an unprecedented speed.

When the energy of [Advanced Holy Light Healing] dissipates.

As if some kind of balance had been broken, Erin also quickly fell from that state of "fetal breathing".

However, the "fetal breathing" state that Erin entered under the blessing of the enormous holy light energy brought him great benefits during that time.

Not only did the fatigue and pain throughout my body disappear, leaving me with exceptionally abundant energy and spirit, but even the spirituality that had almost been drained was replenished.

"That was 'fetal breathing' just now..."

After sensing the state of his body, Erin came to his senses and instantly realized what kind of good fortune he had just obtained by chance.

For Ailin, experiencing the state of "fetal breathing" ahead of time was not just a matter of physical recovery.

Afterwards, Erin could have used this serendipitous insight to gain a preliminary understanding of fetal breathing.

Although this doesn't allow Erin to directly enter the state of embryonic breathing, it greatly benefits the enhancement of Erin's mental strength.

Recalling the set of azure energy descending from the heavens that he vaguely saw before entering the state of fetal breathing, Ailin seemed to understand why he had so coincidentally entered the state of "fetal breathing" this time.

The world is blessed.

The celestial azure energy that propelled him into the "fetal breathing" state was undoubtedly a backdoor opened by this world for Erin.

It seemed to be a reward for Erin's earlier contribution, or perhaps it was an eagerness to restore and enhance Erin's strength so that he could deal with and drive away the demons and evil spirits invading from the hell dimension.

Drive those who do not belong to the primary material world back to their original places.

They even sealed off the remaining dimensional channels.

"Is this the benefit of the world's favor?"

"Now I finally understand why those protagonists with incredible luck can suddenly unleash their full power. It's because the whole world is giving them a cheat code."

If this is the enemy of the protagonist with the best luck, this feeling of being cheated on will undoubtedly make them feel like they've eaten shit.

But if I were the one favored by luck, that would be more than just awesome.

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Standing beside Erin, Zhang Tao, the mage, was wary of his surroundings, watching to prevent the monsters from ambushing Erin. When he saw the refreshed young man emerge from the milky white light after it dissipated, he was completely stunned.

The hand that had just pulled out a bottle of secret medicine from its pocket froze on the spot.

This bottle of secret medicine was specially crafted by Zhang Tao using the Kamar-Taj magic at great cost. It is a valuable item that can quickly restore some physical strength and magical power in times of crisis.

After seeing Erin's appearance and hearing Erin's fluent Chinese, Zhang Tao wanted to take out his treasured possessions and share them with his fellow townsman.

But now.

Seeing Erin's refreshed appearance, Zhang Tao wondered whether he should hand over what he was holding.

At this moment, Ai Lin, who had just noticed the small, pointed porcelain bottle in Zhang Tao's hand, asked with slight surprise:

"Huh, what's this?"

"Forehead."

Somewhat embarrassed, Zhang Tao, the sorcerer, tightened his left hand and said with a wry smile, "This is a secret medicine I concocted. Seeing how you looked just now, as if you were about to collapse, I originally wanted you to take some of this medicine to alleviate your condition. But I didn't expect... that I had done something unnecessary."

Ailin, who instantly understood what was going on, naturally went up and took the bottle of secret medicine from the mage Zhang Tao, and then thanked him:

"Thank you, Master Zhang. Your bottle of secret medicine came at just the right time. To be honest, I was just having a headache about how to restore my spirituality in the upcoming battle. Although my Holy Light Healing can heal the damage to my body, it is somewhat ineffective in restoring my spirituality."

With a flick of his wrist, Erin stored the bottle of secret medicine he had received from Master Zhang Tao into his spatial ring.

Incidentally, Erin took out the [Dragon Slayer] again, which he had just put into his spatial ring not long ago.

After his spiritual energy was restored, although he could no longer use the powerful move "Dragon Slayer Roar Bullet," which now consumes far more spiritual energy than he had ever imagined, it did not prevent Erin from using it to kill enemies.

After all, besides the Dragon Slayer mode and the [Dragon Slayer Roar Bullet], the [Dragon Slayer] is also an extremely powerful weapon.

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Looking at the bottle of secret medicine that Erin had casually slipped away and disappeared into who-knows-where.

Zhang Tao's heart skipped a beat.

Looking at you now, so refreshed and energetic, do you really need my secret medicine?

Moreover, I only gave you this bottle of secret medicine so that you could drink a few sips to recover your body's energy, not so that you could take the whole bottle away from me!

I only have one bottle of this stuff!

Looking at the secret medicine that had disappeared from Erin's hands, Zhang Tao suddenly felt like crying but had no tears.

However, considering that Erin not only helped them kill the mastermind behind the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) during this event, but also helped them deal with powerful demons such as the Giant Jorogumo Lord, the Great Tengu, the Nine-Tailed Fox, and the Wheel of Fortune, and even helped them seal the hellish dimension passage beneath Tokyo University.

Zhang Tao sighed helplessly.

Just like the little girl said before, these things should have been their responsibility.

For Erin to help them go this far is truly an act of utmost kindness and generosity.

Under these circumstances, how could Zhang Tao possibly have the nerve to ask Ai Lin to return that bottle of secret medicine?

Even though losing that bottle of secret medicine that had been painstakingly crafted at great cost was painful for Zhang Tao, he ultimately said nothing. Instead, he uttered a single sentence.

"As long as it's useful to you."

Just then, the dark-skinned sorcerer Modu, carrying a long staff-like magical weapon, walked over from the other side.

He greeted Erin with unusual friendliness:

"You must be Arryn, whom the Ancient One sent to invite. As expected of someone recognized by the Sorcerer Supreme, you annihilated a powerful demon whose strength was close to that of a lord of Hell with a single blow. You are truly young and promising! At your age, I am far inferior to you."

Before discovering that the Ancient One borrowed the power of the Dark Dimension to fight against the extradimensional demons, Mordo always regarded the Ancient One as his master and idol.

They always regarded the words of the Ancient One as gospel.

In addition, there's the psychology of admiring the strong.

At this moment, Mordo was unusually enthusiastic towards Erin, who had just helped kill Rin-yūdō and solved a major problem for them.

Upon hearing this, Erin shook his head: "Mage Mordo is too kind. However, before we chat, we'd better deal with those guys around us and seal this Hell Dimension passage. After all, besides this dimensional passage, we also need to deal with the remaining four passages leading to the Hell Dimension."

"There are four more dimensional portals leading to hell?"

Mordo, whose face had been slightly amused by Erin's appearance, immediately changed his expression upon hearing this.

At this moment, Zhang Tao, who had finally recovered from his heartache, also spoke up from the side:

"That's right. Besides the Tokyo University passage that has been sealed by the King and Lord Erin, and this dimensional passage here, there are also dimensional passages leading to hell beneath Senso-ji Temple, Meiji Shrine, Mount Fuji, and a Kabukicho in Shibuya Ward."

"If these dimensional portals are not sealed off completely, as time goes by and the number of deaths in Tokyo increases, those dimensional portals will become thicker and more dangerous, eventually dragging the entire city of Tokyo down into hell and turning it into a dead zone..."

Seeing Mo Du's increasingly furrowed brows as he listened, Zhang Tao said in a slightly bitter tone:

"Before arriving, Lord Erin, despite being blocked by demons such as Ōtengu and Tamamo-no-Mae, killed the evil god's follower who had started the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons and obtained this valuable information. Unfortunately, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons had already begun, and killing that guy could not curse its outbreak."

Erin nodded in agreement: "So, if we want to prevent Tokyo from falling into hell and becoming a bridgehead for hell to attack Earth, we must seal all these hellish dimensional portals."

After saying that, Erin turned to look at the hellish demons who, after retreating slightly and finding the crisis had dissipated, were grinning as they continued to climb up from the hellish dimension passage beneath Tokyo Tower.

After flicking his right hand and twirling the [Dragon Slayer] weapon in his hand, Erin said again, "I'll deal with those guys crawling out of the passage. You guys figure out a way to seal this dimensional passage as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Erin tapped his toes on the ground.

Like a nimble monkey, I quickly climbed the snow-covered Tokyo Tower and arrived at the top of the Hell Dimension.

"Bang bang bang!"

After firing the machine gun repeatedly, each shot hitting a head, sending several demons who had just climbed out of the dimensional portal back to hell, Erin chose a suitable spot.

He raised his right hand...

(End of this chapter)